the messages—they were simple gestures to a woman trying to make up for a lifetime lost.Helena’s anger melted into understanding. Instead of walking away, she reached for Chad’s hand and asked to meet Miranda.At the nursing home, tears flowed freely. Miranda, frail but glowing with hope,

met the daughter-in-law and life she thought she had lost forever. And in that moment, Helena realized—her story with Chad wasn’t ending. It was only beginning.